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Mark Jarman

Mark F. Jarman (born 1952 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky) is an American poet and critic often identified with the New Narrative branch of the New Formalism; he was co-editor with Robert McDowell of The Reaper throughout the 1980s. Centennial Professor of English, Emeritus, at Vanderbilt University, he is the author of eleven books of poetry, three books of essays, and a book of essays co-authored with Robert McDowell. He co-edited the anthology Rebel Angels: 25 Poets of the New Formalism with David Mason.

Jarman's awards for poetry include a Joseph Henry Jackson Award, three grants from the NEA, and a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. His book The Black Riviera won the 1991 Poets' Prize. Questions for Ecclesiastes was a finalist for the 1997 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry and won the 1998 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets and The Nation magazine. Bone Fires: New and Selected Poems won the 2013 Balcones Prize.

Unholy Sonnet 4

Mark Jarman

Unholy Sonnet 13

Mark Jarman

Unholy Sonnet 11

Mark Jarman

Unholy Sonnet 1

Mark Jarman

To the Point

Mark Jarman

Though We No Longer Possess It

Mark Jarman

This Way

Mark Jarman

Skin Cancer

Mark Jarman

Shyness of the Muse in an Almond Orchard

Mark Jarman

The Same Clay

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A.M. Fog

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Interesting Times

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Goodbye to a Poltergeist

Mark Jarman

From Another Planet

Mark Jarman

Five Psalms

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Easy Sermon

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Dressing My Daughters

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The Desire of Water

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Days of ’74

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The Children

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Butterflies under Persimmon

Mark Jarman

After Disappointment

Mark Jarman

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